RE: Basic RMAN question

> -----Original Message-----
> > rman target='backup_admin/backup as sysdba_at_foobar'
> nocatalog log="test.log"
> rman: can't open target=backup_manager/backup as sysdba_at_foobar

Get rid of the "as sysdba". rman will automatically connect however it needs to connect. Be sure you have granted sysdba to whoever you are connecting as. I always use sys or system instead of messing with yet another userid. I've not played with the single quotes; but that could be part of the problem. In general, it is not good practice to put user/password on a command line. Sometimes the program will hide its command line from the ps command, and sometimes not. I think rman does not.

>
> So I thought id start simple:
> >rman nocatalog
> rman: can't open nocatalog
> >rman
> this just hangs
>
> So what have i missed?
>

Maybe need to export ORACLE_SID=YADAYADA

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